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I've lived in Atlanta and Chicago and I think it really just depends where you are commuting to and from. Atlanta traffic is pretty bad but nothing there compares to my 2.5 hour daily commute to and from Naperville on 290 and 88. The people I work with calculated it out and I spend 26 DAYS a year commuting... DEPRESSING!

Omg another list. Why is IBM doing a ranking of traffic in cities? And how is NYC not first? This is just dumb

NYC is not #1 because they have a lot of accommodations; subways all over the city, suburban commuter rail to Long Island, north suburbs, Connecticut, and New Jersey, with some lines running ALL NIGHT, and a more complete highway system that often gives people a choice such as should I take the LIE or the Grand Central. It is possible for the most crowded city to not be the most painful one to commute in.

No kidding, at least you can sleep or do something more interesting than cursing at other drivers while you're on the train.

And how do you get to the station? The waiting list for a parking permit at the Naperville station is what, about 7 or 8 years? Even then you better be there by 6:30am. It's not a lot better at neighboring stations.

I would rather live close to work so my daily commute isn't bad rather than spend 2 or 3 hours a day commuting and then be too tired to do the things I want to do after work. My current commute is about 10 seconds - I work from home. When I need to go to the office, I can outside of rush hour and it takes 20-25 minutes.

I've just gotten used to it now so it's not too bad. My company is moving downtown in about a year from now. I'm 23 years old so I'm not really ready to live in the suburbs just yet and I think being right downtown is worth it. As for the Metra, I wish I could ride it but it would take a 15-20 minute bus ride to Union Station, 40 minutes or so on the train, then another 10 or so to get to the office by another bus... kind of a hassle.

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